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Wheeler’s goal vaults Jets to win over Wild

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Blake Wheeler poked in a loose puck for his second goal of the game with 9 minutes, 20 seconds left in the third period to snap a tie and Winnipeg held on Friday to hand visiting Minnesota its fourth consecutive defeat. The Jets won 6-4.

Evander Kane, Olli Jokinen and defensemen Dustin Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom also scored while rookie blue-liner Jacob Trouba added a pair of assists for the Jets, who defeated the Wild for the first time in four tries this season.